1. By the sea
Fun in the sun

2. to go on holiday
ir de vacaciones

3. to pack
hacer las maletas

4. to sightsee
visitar

5. to stay in a hotel
alojarse en un
hotel

6. to reserve a room
reservar una
habitación

7. to swim
nadar

8. to sunbathe
tomar el sol

9. to take photos
sacar fotos

10. rock
roca

11. sea
mar

12. beach
playa

13. sand
arena

14. wave
ola

15. at the seaside
al lado del mar

16. hotel
hotel

17. tourist
turista

18. sunglasses
gafas de sol

19. suntan lotion
bronceador

20. sun cream
crema para
protegerse del sol

21. abroad
en el extranjero

22. cliff
acantilado

23. cliff-diving
saltar al mar desde
un acantilado

24. dive
zambullirse

25. diver
buceador

26. holiday resort
lugar de
vacaciones

27. lifeguard
socorrista

28. nightclub
discoteca

29. souvenir
recuerdo

30. towel
toalla

31. swimming trunks
bañador de chico

32. swimsuit
bañador de chica

34. Cliff-diving in Acapulco
Acapulco is a popular holiday
resort on the west coast of
Mexico. Thousands of tourists
from the USA and other
countries visit Acapulco every
year. They sunbathe on the
beach and swim in the sea.

35. At a place La Quebrada, young
Mexican men and women
practise an amazing but
dangerous sport.
The sport is called cliff-diving,
and the divers are called
clavadistas.

37. The clavadistas climb up the
cliffs and then dive into the sea.
They usually dive from rocks
about 25 metres above the
water.

39. However, a clavadista
sometimes dives from the top
of the cliffs, which are 35
metres high! This is very
dangerous,because the sea is
only four metres deep near the
cliffs. When a wave comes in,
the clavadista jumps!

41. Cliff-diving is a big tourist
attraction in Acapulco. There
are competitions every year. Of
course, the tourists don’t take
part – it’s too dangerous.
They only watch!

42. Where is Acapulco?

43. On the west coast of
Mexico.

44. What do tourists do on
the beach?

45. They sunbathe on the
beach and swim in the
sea.

46. Where do the
clavadistas practise
their sport?

47. At a place called La
Qebrada.

48. How high is the top of
the cliffs?

49. The top of the cliffs is
35 metres high.

50. How deep is the water
near the cliffs?

51. The sea is only four
metres deep near the
cliffs.

52. Why don’t tourists take
part in the
competitions?

53. Because it is too
dangerous.

54. Marga Renedo Gómez